Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

by Dan Goodley

Passionate, engaging and challenging, this second edition of the ground-breaking Disability An Interdisciplinary Introduction is a contemporary introduction to this diverse and complex field.

Taking an interdisciplinary and critical approach, the book:

examines a diverse range of theories and perspectives and engages with current debates in the field explores key areas of analysis, with chapters devoted to the individual, society, community and education applies a global perspective encompassing examples from the UK, Australia, Scandinavia, the US, and Canada. Encouraging and stimulating readers using thought-provoking questions, exercises and activities, Disability Studies is a rich and rewarding read for students and researchers engaging with disability across the social sciences.

 

Genres: Disability, Disability Studies, Nonfiction, Sociology

296 pages, Paperback

First published November 22, 2010

Reviews

[M]

Great introductory to the interdisciplinary studies

[Dr Martin Partridge]

An essential book to read for anyone who works, studies and/or experiences being disabled. Goodley provides a foundation to the subject while challenging stereotypical views.

[David Kirschner]

Excellent book on disability studies. Very critical and theoretical (and dense!). I used this for a Sociology of Disability course (undergraduate unspecified) and it was way over most of their heads. Even I had to re-read and go slowly through parts to unpack it. Goodley is clearly an expert in this area, and a passionate advocate for social justice. The book is crammed full of examples and literature from the field. Learned a hell of a lot while reading, and have a much better grasp on how the whole social world can be reframed through the lens of critical disability studies.

[d9fqdfnka]

My friend said "it's very theoretical I'm surprised you got through it". To be fair I just needed a bit of patience to understand the difficult concepts but the author illustrates them clearly and in a very thought-provoking fashion. For example the idea of emancipatory research should be something other fields should seriously consider.

Goodley has been researching disability for a long time and it shows in the vast breadth of literature he draws upon.

[Ellen Hotchkiss]

Well written introduction to disability studies

Well written with excellent end of chapter references in annotated bib form. Especially good chapter on the emerging field of critical disability studies with overview of emerging strands.

[Lynne]

A good literature review, though there are more citations than substance so I would use this as a jumping off point to find more sources. As much concerned with the psychology of ableism as it is with experiences of disability.

[Kerrie Ward]

For Society, Culture & Health (S5, 2017)

[London, 2nd ed, 2017]

[Amber + Casey]

I read this for a class. I would recommend to anyone studying disability

[Mills College Library]

362.4 G6529 2011